Stairs World Records

Ben Jenkins pushed a balloon up on 33 stairs using his head in 15 seconds. Stride’s setting 100 records in 100 days. At the end of 100 days, we’ll verify if you are the standing Record Holder. If you are, you’ll get $500 for each record you managed to hold with your guile, talent, and sheer will. General caution and common sense required. We show the Stride Team at work, but recommend that these challenges be done at home.

Simon Kirk walked down 338 stairs.

22 people drank Bloody Marys on a staircase, a world record.

Alicia Weber performed a 40-foot arm walk in one minute, 57.00 seconds. She set the record at the observation tower in Withlacoochee River Park, Florida.

Lila W. climbed 26 stairs from the underside of the stairwell using her hands.

Luis Phillip dribbled two basketballs simultaneously for seven minutes, 5.00 seconds while going up and down a staircase.

Ventsislav Vragov climbed and descended a 10-step public staircase backwards for one hour at the Apriltsi Memorial Complex in Panagyurishte, Bulgaria. The attempt was staged on April 20, 2026 as part of a public event connected to the memorial complex's 50th anniversary and the 150th anniversary of Bulgaria's April Uprising. Local press coverage described a measured, judged setup with spectators, officials, multiple cameras, and technical timekeeping on site. Vragov completed 391 full up-and-down repetitions, totaling 3,910 steps climbed and 3,910 steps descended for a final count of 7,820 stair steps.

Montystar A. took a total of 22 steps on a flight of stairs while carrying a 50-kilogram weight in his mouth. NOTE: This record is dangerous and should only be attempted by trained professionals.